MMD spokesperson Benny Tetamashimba has reacted angrily to accusations by Patriotic Front (PF) president Michael Sata that the ruling party is using the police as its committee of vigilantes.
And Chief Government spokesperson, Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha says the MMD is a democratic party that would not bar anyone from challenging President Rupiah Banda at the party convention.
Commenting on a story in yesterday’s The Post newspaper, headlined `Police are now a vigilante committee of MMD – Sata’, Mr Tetamashimba said it was not true that the MMD was using the police as a vigilante committee.
“It is Sata himself who supports anarchy. We know that his bodyguards are the ones who are harassing member of Parliament Mrs Faustina Sinyangwe and those PF members who were beaten at a press briefing recently. One of his bodyguards George Zulu has been released from police custody in connection with the same beating of those other PF members,” he charged.
Mr Tetamashimba, who is also minister of Local Government and Housing, accused Mr Sata of lacking integrity as he (Sata) was allegedly protected by thugs as his bodyguards.
“What integrity does Mr Sata have when he can watch his party members being beaten by fellow cadres without stopping them? When those PF members were picked from a hotel where they held a press briefing, they were taken to the party secretariat where his bodyguards continued beating them, but Sata never protected them,” Mr Tetamashimba charged.
In Saturday’s issue of The Post Mr Sata was quoted as saying that the police were now a vigilante committee of the ruling MMD, which is being used to harass and intimidate journalists from The Post.
Mr Sata was commenting on the warn and caution statement recorded by the police from The Post news editor Chansa Kabwela on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Mr Tetamashimba has told United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema, to stop commenting on the procurement of hearses.[quote]
He was reacting to Mr Hichilema’s accusations in The Post newspaper yesterday that he (Tetamashimba) was inconsistent on the issue of hearses.
“I want to tell Hakainde to shut up. He is an accountant and he should understand the auditor’s report. He is making noise. He should shut up. He has no integrity. He should not comment on the issue of hearses like that. I still appeal to the Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the issue of hearses,” Mr Tetamashimba said.
He accused Mr Hichilema of benefiting from the process of privatisation at the expense of Zambians when he was he was engaged as a liquidator.
And Mr Tetamashimba has said that MMD member Willa Mung’omba should abide by the party’s national executive committee NEC decision that endorsed President Banda as the sole candidate at the convention.
“Mr Mung’omba should not behave like he is a member of the opposition. He must support the decision by NEC for endorsing President Rupiah Banda. The PF have never had a convention and nobody has complained about that. Mr Mung’omba lost elections in the party and he should not now act like he is in the opposition. He is an MMD member,” Mr Tetamashimba said.
On Saturday Mr Mung’omba advised the party, through The Post, to allow President Banda to be challenged at the convention.
And the Chief Government spokesperson, Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha says the MMD is a democratic party that would not bar anyone from challenging President Rupiah Banda at the party convention.
He said in an interview yesterday that the decision by the NEC was to endorse President Banda as a sole candidate but that anyone who feels he could challenge Mr Banda could do so at the convention.
He says he could not recall a day and time when the NEC or MMD barred people from challenging the President at the convention.
“It would be very wrong for someone to conclude or say that MMD is not democratic,” Gen. Shikapwasha said.
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SATA is not the best defender of press freedom in zambia just as you TETAMASHIMBA you are the worst enermy of democracy in zambia.i just pray that come 2011 you will be wiped out from the zambian political landscape.
On “MMD spokesperson Benny Tetamashimba has reacted angrily to accusations by Patriotic Front (PF) president Michael Sata that the ruling party is using the police as its committee of vigilantes“, I thought that VJ Mwaanga had sorted out this problem of politicking, but now wonder whether President RB Banda takes advice from novices like Minister Teta. or experienced politicians like VJ Mwaanga. I will wait and see the comment from Zambian President and MMD acting president RB Banda over this politicking matter.
As for “He accused Mr Hichilema of benefiting from the process of privatisation at the expense of Zambians when he was he was engaged as a liquidator“, could Minister Teta. tell the Nation how president HH benefited for this is not enough.
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“It is Sata himself who supports anarchy. We know that his bodyguards are the ones who are harassing member of Parliament Mrs Faustina Sinyangwe and those PF members who were beaten at a press briefing recently. One of his bodyguards George Zulu has been released from police custody in connection with the same beating of those other PF members,” he charged.
But one would have thought the case is in the hands of police why is plum talking about it? Teta you can not keep responding to every little thing Sata and HH say in the papers. Tamwakakule.
On “And Mr Tetamashimba has said that MMD member Willa Mung’omba should abide by the party’s national executive committee NEC decision that endorsed President Banda as the sole candidate at the convention“, what law backing does the NEC’s decision command following the provisions in the MMD constitution?
As for “And the Chief Government spokesperson, Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha says the MMD is a democratic party that would not bar anyone from challenging President Rupiah Banda at the party convention“, this is better and sensible. However, “He says he could not recall a day and time when the NEC or MMD barred people from challenging the President at the convention” is a big joke as MMD before the 2001 elections barred its members to challenge.
Continuing on However, “He says he could not recall a day and time when the NEC or MMD barred people from challenging the President at the convention” is a big joke as MMD before the 2001 elections barred its members to challenge. This entails that ““It would be very wrong for someone to conclude or say that MMD is not democratic,” Gen. Shikapwasha said” is a very dry joke for the MMD has not had a vice president due to failure to have democratic elections in a long long time. Even the presidency or acting presidency of MMD is no where near something that can be called democratic since MMD National Chairman MP Mabenga now Deputy Minister of Lands give out his powers to President RB Banda to act as MMD president in a very suspicious manner.
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Some of what Mr. Teta has said is very true. Mr. Sata is not in the right position to accuse the MMD under RB of anarchy when he is an anarchist himself. That is the pot calling the kettle black. Many of us are aware of Mr. Sata’s panga-machete history and it is true that Mr. Sata did not protect his own members when they where beaten by PF thugs. Can accusations from such a man be taken seriously?
On the issue of hearses, it is true, Mr Hichilema should stop trying to politicize everything. Let investigations take their course and the truth shall be known very soon.
We don’t want another Dora Siliya issue where when the woman is found innocent on appeal, the whole nation thinks she is guilty based on the opposition politicizing the issue.
So Mr. Hakainde, stop emulating your mentor (Sata) on this one and let investigations take their course.
Teta vs Shika who gone be shown the door!! Different statements. How many fronts is Tete fighting?
If we didn`t have HH and Sata we wouldn`t have heard about all this rubbish MMD are doing. Go HH. Go Sata.
Though I don’t support Sata or HH, there is no smoke without fire and why Teta and Shikapwasha reacting to Sata and HH? It is true that Banda is law enforcing agent and the judge at the same time. I The police is no longer acting professionally but a dog of MMD govt. HH had done any wrong why not arresting him for his wrong doing or involvement in any corrupt act? This the same visionless govt that bought hearses instead of ambulances or drugs to prevent diseases and death. Dying is better than preventing diseases? If people in opposition questioned your integrit and wisdom of decision making process they are just doing their job for you to run for the public money you are plundering.Teta you are a shame and black skull of brainless, spinless and visionless of govt runned headless a cock
#7 Mate this what the opposition should be doing and there is no politicising about hearses. Is it not Teta who spilled the beans? Electors need to know how their hard earned public funds are being spent. You are in USA and look at the Republican are doing to demos? You and I we owe IMF and the World Bank thousands of US$ even we don’t even see any development forth coming since 1990, same hospitals, schools, colleges, universities and infrastrature. The sad side of this is that our children and their children will inherit credits due to poor financial management of cabres of this MMD govt. If zambia will continue with people like teta,shikapwasha, mulongoti and Kaunda what a waste of time and resources. People they don’t just say things without having information.
10 pafwenamwine. greetings. Congratulations on your “HH had done any wrong why not arresting him for his wrong doing or involvement in any corrupt act?”. Seriously, it is great that you have finally joined me on this one. If president HH corruptly handled the liquidation of LCM, why is the MMD not charging him and later arresting him? Why is president HH enjoying walking around scot-free if he has done wrong.
On another note, it appears that MMD is now trying to correct its undemocratic tendencies over the president and presidential candidate in the coming convention elections following Minister Shikapwasha’s statement. Hopefully, President RB Banda will put an end to this self-destruction MMD is fast doing to itself.
Be blessed you all.
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mulongoti was silenced and now its teta and ronnie…..politics can be a dirty game…adults talking to each other like teenagers…..wat a shame…
pafwenamwine.
Yes Teta spilled the beans so we might as well wait for the investigations to conclude. The problem with HH he is trying to portray Teta as guilty when at the moment, it is impossible to come to such a conclusion due to lack of enough data.
HH should keep quiet on the hearses for now and wait for the investigations to conclude.
The hearses have already been purchased and there is simply no point in crying about the purchase. We might as start looking at the way forward and what to do with the hearses. Whether to use them, sell them, lease them or convert them.
13 ojbeso greetings. Just to comment on your “mulongoti was silenced and now its teta and ronnie…“, Minister Mulongoti is a Nomitated MP while Ministers Teta. and Shikapwasha are elected ones and so the man may be trying hard to keep his ministerial job until a certain time when it will no longer be a problem to speak out.
I also hope the ZNBC FRAUD will not catch up with him and Minister Shikapwasha since the former is the previous while the latter is the current Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
Let us wait and see as events unfold.
Be blessed you all.
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Always empt bottles make noise. What do you expect to get good things from people like Teta and Shika? This time MMD will not go for convention what a shame?
Are Post journalists supposed to be above the law?
The statements coming from the two officials are contradictory. And I am afraid Teta overides Shikas. Teta is the PARTY spokesman and as far as party matters are concerned, he is the official voice. It’s very sad what is happening. Teta says jump and the whole MMD are falling over each other asking how high. You wonder who is really in charge…
Things fall apart in MMD
bupuba sana
I hope tetamashimba realises the high intergrity of morally upright people like mr willa mungomba,that’s why they wont call feaces
buscuits even if you nicely pack them in a nice buscuit packet.hence when they see rot bn perpetrated in their midst like what you Tetamashimba and RB are trying to do they scorn it.